Runway for sliding panes



Aug. 23, 1932, 'H, A A 1,873,653??? RUNWAY FOR SLIDING PANES Filed July15, 19:50

Patented Aug. 23, 193;.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOWARD D. RANDALL, OF CINCINNATL OHIO,ASBIGNOB TO THE RANDALL A CORPORATION OF OHIO RUNWAY roa ermine PAIRSApplication filed July 15, 1980. Serial'mp. 468,064.

unoccupied b said pane or panel.

' Another-o ject is to provide a runway structure which may be veryinexpensively manufactured.

' Another object is to provide a runway structure of the above.character which is durable and pleasing in appearance.

These and other objects are attained by the means herein described anddisclosed in the accompanying drawing,.in which:

Fig. 1 1s a cross-sectional isometric view showing a support with therunway structure applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view showing the support and runway of Fig. 1associated with a pane of glass or the like.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a modified form of runway structure.

The runway structure of the presentinvention comprises a longitudinalbody'4 having a base portion 5 and integral sides 6 extend-.

ing therefrom in substantial parallelism and in a common direction. Itis of importance that the body-4 be constructed of a very springy orresilient substance, such as sponge rubber, a composition thereof, orother material having comparatively great compress'i-' bility, for thesides 6 thereof are thereby caused to normally contact, or substantiallyeontact,'one another for closing the runway, or that portion thereof,which is unoccupied by a pane or panel as indicated in Fig. 2.

The inner faces 7 of the sides 6 normally converge fromthe base. portiontoward the runway structure wherein 20 indicates the mouth 8, and saidfaces preferably are covered by felt or other-suitablematerial 9 thatwill permit of free sliding movement of the pane in. the runway; Asindicated in the drawing, the felt covering consists of a ribbon-likestri which lies upon the base portion and the inner faces of the sides,the free edges 10 thereof being drawn over the inwardly extending lobes11 of the sides and tacting secured to the'body by means of suitableclinch members 12. The clinch members may be provided with a bead-likeclamp portion 13 and an anchor portion 14, the portion 13 being adaptedto contact and force the felt edges into the material of the body, andthe ortion 14 being adapted to enter and embed itself in the outer faceof the side 6 for holdin the felt edge in osition. Holding means ot erthan the meta lic member 12 obviously .1 could be employed for holdingthe felt and for providin a neat and finished edge. The member 15, avingthe channel 16 formed therein, may be any suitable type of support, suchas 0. ve icle body member or the like.

Securing means such as nails or screws 16 may provide a means of holdingthe runway structurein position within the channel 160. Cementicioussubstances also are commonly used for the purpose. The felt or panecoumem or may be cemented upon the body, if desired, in which case thelon 'tudinal edge 10 thereof could be fastenetf adjacent the beadinstead of being held thereby. From the foregoing it will be readilyapparent that, due to the com ressible character of the body portion ,0the runway structure, and the provision of the longitudinal lobes orinwardly extending ribs 11, a runway structure is provided which maycompletely close itsel when occupied by a pane or panel 17 as indicatedin the upper portion of Fig. 2. Whether or not the run-' way is to closeitself entirely is a matter of choice, for it may bedesirable to rovidefor a very narrow opening between t e sides in order to facilitatedrying out the interior of the runway in the event that moisture bepermitted to enter. The-runway may be said to substantially closeitself.

In Fig. 3 is disclosed a modified formof body portion which may be ofsponge rubber or similar material, the numerals 21 indicatinglongitudinal individual strips of felt or the like for contacting a paneof glass. In the modified structure, the clinch members are indicated at22, and they areembedded in the body portion in the manner abovedescribed. The sponge rubber body portion insures easy sliding of a panein the runwa It is to be understood that various modi cations andchanges in structural details may be made in the device within the scopeof the appended claim, without departing from th spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is 1' In a runway structure, the combination of a bodyortion comprising. a base portion and sides 01 compressible material,the sides each having an outer and an inner face, portions of the innerfaces being disposed normally in substantially contacting relationship,a

covering extending from the outer faceof one side to the outer face ofthe other side for covering the inner faces of the sides and baseportion, and a beaded member having an anchor portion embedded in one ofthe outer faces and a clinching portion holding the covering inposition.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 12th dayof July, 1930.

HOWARD D.. RANDALL.

